<div id="subtitle">US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,375 Tuesday, according to Associated Press count</div><div><p>As of Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, at least 4,375 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.</p><p>The figure includes nine military civilians killed in action. At least 3,478 military personnel died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.</p><p>The AP count is three fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST.</p><p>Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 31,648 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department's weekly tally.</p><p>___</p><p>There are no new identifications reported by the military.</p><p>___</p><p>On the Net:</p><p>http://www.defenselink.mil/news/</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68766629&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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